Erinome: Hello dear friends, and welcome back to our show! I’m Erinome.
Enceladus: And I'm Enceladus. Let's see what news is worth paying attention to today.
Erinome: First up, some great news for movie lovers! The movie "Zootopia 2" has been a huge success. You know that? Its total ticket sales have passed 1.92 billion yuan.
Enceladus: Wow, 1.92 billion! That's a huge number. What does that mean for the movie?
Erinome: It means "Zootopia 2" is now the number one imported animated movie in Chinese history based on ticket sales.
Enceladus: That's amazing! I loved the first movie. It seems like everyone else did too. Haha. Okay, what's next?
Erinome: Next, we have news about the 2026 "Guokao" written test. "Guokao" is the national exam for people who want to work for the government.
Enceladus: Oh, I know that’s a very important exam. Was it popular this year?
Erinome: Very popular. A total of 2.831 million people took the test. The attendance rate was about 87.4%.
Enceladus: So many people! Is it difficult to pass?
Erinome: Extremely difficult. The report says that for every 74 people who take the test, only about one person gets a job. The ratio is about 74 to 1.
Enceladus: Wow, that's really competitive. Good luck to all of them. Let's move on to some economic news.
Erinome: Right. In November, the Manufacturing PMI went up to 49.2%. The PMI is a number that shows if the manufacturing industry is growing or not.
Enceladus: Um, so 49.2% is still a little under the 50-point mark, which separates growth from shrinking. But it's good that it's going up.
Erinome: Yes, and there's more good news. The PMI for high-tech manufacturing was 50.1%. It has been above the 50-point mark for 10 months in a row.
Enceladus: That's great! It shows that the high-tech part of the industry is doing well.
Erinome: Next, we have two pieces of health news. The first one is from Shanghai. This year, the city has reported 1,109 new cases of HIV infection.
Enceladus: That’s a serious issue. Do we know how it's spreading?
Erinome: Yes, the report says that sexual contact is the main way of infection.
Enceladus: It's important for everyone to be aware of that. What's the second piece of health news?
Erinome: It's a bit different. A new study from Peking University found something interesting about childbirth and women's health.
Enceladus: Oh? What did they find?
Erinome: The study says that women who give birth to 3 or 4 children have the lowest risk of death.
Enceladus: Really? 3 or 4 children? That is an interesting finding. Now, for some very sad news.
Erinome: Yes, this is terrible. A big fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong, has caused 146 deaths and left 79 people injured.
Enceladus: Oh no, that's horrible. So many people. Are there still people missing?
Erinome: The police have confirmed that 159 people from the missing list are safe. But sadly, about 40 people are still missing. Our thoughts are with everyone affected.
Enceladus: Definitely. That's just heartbreaking. The next story is also quite shocking. It's about fake baby milk powder.
Erinome: Fake milk powder? Oh no.
Enceladus: Yes. CCTV reported that some criminals were making "imported milk powder" using creamer and starch. They sold it all over the country on major online shopping websites.
Erinome: Creamer and starch? That's awful. They are putting babies' health at risk. Did they get caught?
Enceladus: Yes, they did. The case involved millions of yuan. The three main criminals were sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Erinome: Good. They deserve it. What's next?
Enceladus: Another piece of bad news, this time from the business world. A well-known B2B platform has suddenly collapsed.
Erinome: What happened?
Enceladus: The person in control of the company turned himself in to the police. He is suspected of illegally taking money from the public. The company had already told people it was facing a crisis where too many people wanted their money back at the same time.
Erinome: So the investors lost their money? Sad. I hope they can get some of it back.
Erinome: Let's move on to another incident. There was an explosion at a fireworks and firecrackers store in Chenzhou, Hunan.
Enceladus: An explosion at a fireworks store sounds very dangerous. Was anyone hurt?
Erinome: The explosion was so strong that a car was blown into the air. But luckily, the emergency bureau said that only 3 people were injured, and they have been sent to the hospital.
Enceladus: Wow, a car was blown into the air? It's a relief to hear the injuries were not worse.
Erinome: Now for some international news. A French media report says that solar radiation is affecting Airbus A320 planes.
Enceladus: Solar radiation? How does that affect an airplane?
Erinome: Um, it seems to affect some of the plane's systems. The report says about 6,000 of these planes around the world are affected and will need emergency repairs.
